Kinsley hasn't had much luck against Macksville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Kinsley Coyotes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Macksville Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kinsley is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Spearville, falling 63-41. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Lancers are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Macksville came up short against Victoria on Friday and fell 77-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (64), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Kinsley will have to contain Diego Esparza as he made an impact in Macksville's last game. He went 11 for 21 to rack up 30 points and six steals. Esparza's evening made it 24 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Hector Gomez, who posted 17 points along with five boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Macksville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Macksville's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Kinsley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Kinsley was taken down by Macksville 62-33 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Esparza, who went 12 of 17 on his way to 28 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. Now that Kinsley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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